Horticultural Manager

Morepeople 01780; Enfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Morepeople is seeking a Plant Area Manager in Enfield to lead a vibrant plant department within a well-established garden centre group. You will oversee stock, presentation, and customer experience while driving sales and profitability.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong horticultural knowledge, and the ability to manage seasonal demand. This full-time position includes duties typical of a supervisory role and offers real scope for progression.

Qualifications

• Strong plant and horticultural knowledge.
• Experience in garden or plant retail.
• Experience leading or supervising a team.
• Solid understanding of sales, stock and margins.
• Ability to make decisions and own a department.

Responsibilities

• Run the plant area day-to-day, ensuring high standards across stock, presentation and customer service.
• Order and manage plant stock, balancing seasonal demand to maximise availability and sales.
• Lead, motivate and develop a knowledgeable plant team.
• Manage plant quality, wastage and reductions to maximise sell-through.
• Monitor department performance including sales, stock, waste and margins.
• Plan workloads around seasonal peaks.
• Ensure the plant area is commercially strong and well-presented for customers.
• Take on Duty Manager or keyholder responsibilities when required.

Skills

Plant knowledge

Garden retail experience

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Decision making / ownership

Job description

Plant Area Manager | Enfield

Salary: DOE
Hours: Full-time, Alternate weekends

Ready to take ownership of a thriving horticultural department?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Plant Area Manager, Plant Supervisor or Assistant Plant Manager looking for their next move.

You'll be taking responsibility for a high-performing plant area within a well-established garden centre group, leading a knowledgeable team and having real influence over how the department operates, from buying and stock management through to presentation, sales and customer experience.

If you're commercially minded, know your plants and enjoy being hands-on, this could be a really good next step.

The area is a large, vibrant space with a great variety of healthy plants, and you'd be leading a strong, dedicated, and knowledgeable team!

The role

You'll be responsible for:

• Running the plant area day-to-day, ensuring high standards across stock, presentation and customer service
• Ordering and managing plant stock, working with seasonal demand to maximise availability and sales
• Leading, motivating and developing a knowledgeable plant team
• Managing plant quality, wastage and reductions to maximise sell-through
• Monitoring department performance, including sales, stock, waste and margins
• Planning and prioritising workloads around seasonal peaks
• Making sure the plant area is commercially strong, well-presented and ready for customers
• Taking on Duty Manager/keyholder responsibilities when required

What we're looking for

You'll need:

• Strong plant and horticultural knowledge
• Previous experience within garden retail/plant retail or a similar environment
• Experience leading or supervising a team
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of sales, stock and margins
• The confidence to make decisions and take ownership of a department
• Good organisation and communication skills

Why consider it?

• Join an established and highly respected garden centre group
• Real ownership of a significant plant department
• Strong opportunity for development and progression
• Staff discounts across the garden centre, restaurant and leisure facilities
• On-site parking
• Work alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team

If you're currently a Plant Supervisor or Assistant Manager thinking, "I'm ready for my own department", or you're an established Plant Area Manager looking for a fresh challenge, I'd be keen to speak with you.